Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-15
NEW YORK LETTER.
rsr HOTEL pErHcfIvE AND sOEE OF
HIS BLACK WORK.
Objectionable Wealth Pirsoios on li;era-
turt- Scmo Suiging fxsmples-A
Borrowed | itils Gill.
correspondence o, tho Richmond DIspa'cs.I

ing notes OF New lOFk IL tic H"'V' VIC
tcciivc With one or two exceptions
hc is considerably worse than the ave-
rage private detective. On account OF
Iclpe connected with the hotel he has
gctt facilities for making money IN a
doubtful tort ol way. heart story
of one OF these fellows who has just
been discharged. and u convinced me
that ti.c hotel detective can hc q very
dangerous person 10 deal with II he -
o.vDi5 of p,.nCiuic. Eciog connected
with Che Lot.i ht naturally learns all
alsW tho business ot the guests,
m.t las lNe difficulty in getting ac-
.it,a VIII them. There IS hard
q, IN officer Of the hotels who MAKE
o. il,cn money cs these detectives.
C,.ts.lr az their duties In looking out
i,rthc affair. Of the hotels, thcy are al
lowed 60 act as guides IN showing
ru,sts thc dark ways Of city lie.
Nearly Ctgy night patty of gentle
lItut,t tcceihtr who are DESTROYS OF
t,nue ,.c CfN hy casli. ,u, ana they cn-
rage ta, detective 90 p,ot them about.
Icr tus lc is pcii very Literally by
iceGlcucn. end hc ia also paid some
tlrr iNllc owners as IRE plGccs where
be tales itcm. This, of course. Is
raIt Of d., business. iut It gives him m
oYputun'y tolovy biackwai! should he
SO st. know ono detective who cs-
ccr.,d 81 very NEE cd gentleman, who
10 ONE 81 the largest dry-gOods mer-
Giants Ia prosperous southern Guy,
10 tEc Auun Odli few months ago. The
old gentleman went simply out OF
curiosity. st home The is very
pious, and is the superintendent of a
Sunday school. In iIct, he is con
sdlod q fanatic ON religion. After
getting o. the bal, hc WIS persuaded by
the detective to drink little wine.
Not being uscdtoit, IT went to his head,
and the old man possibly did one ortwJ
silly things. particularly for O Sunday
soloo. smcuut,udcut On his way
lone inc remarked TO the detective that
J., would not have my one in his town
know that uc wen! tOtLe ball fora thou
sand dollars. Only short time after
Lisrcturn home hc got message from
the detective asking for tine loan OF $500.
10 was also utimat,d 10 him that should
thcICm,st hc refused au account OF his
conduct at the bail would bemaie puu-
hc atLsLom Tire merchant WAS weak
croughtofJId Msch,ck tor 500. This
detective has been guilty of aWumhor of
iui,artl.irc.y which WEE uotBiurs short
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comes irt, tho hotel the detective is
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the PROJECTORS Of the Windsor Hotel
y,,rc surd for $4,000 damages on ac-
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ncot deal Of Lis time in the Windsor.
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owl r,fus.d IN nay II Nevertheless
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